To amend title 10, United States Code, to ensure that certain members of the National Guard serving on full-time National Guard duty and dependents remain eligible for the TRICARE program during periods in which the member is responding to a disaster.
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Under committee review
What it doesSummary introduced in house (Feb 12, 2016)
This bill makes eligible for TRICARE health care benefits certain National Guard members (and dependents) who are performing disaster response duty, if the performance of such a duty immediately follows a period in which the member served on full-time additional National Guard duty.
"Disaster response duty" means duty performed by a member of the National Guard in state status pursuant to an emergency declaration by the state governor (or, for the District of Columbia, by the mayor) in response to a disaster or in preparation for an imminent disaster.
What just happenedMar 4, 2016
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseFeb 12, 2016
- Mar 4, 2016Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Military Personnel Subcommittee - Feb 12, 2016IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Armed Services Committee - Feb 12, 2016IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Feb 12, 2016IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House